Guqin - 刘正春 - Qiujiangyebo - 秋江夜泊

[OmGxiTsxGaMiiNg]

thumbs up for the wtf at Qiujiangyebo on this vid title

so weird i had to copy and paste it....

[TheWanderingWayfarer]

Oh, and I'm not bothering to read all the comments in the past year, so I apologize if I took that top comment out of context and you really meant country/western music rather than music produced in the "West."

[DKC60628]

@TheWanderingWayfarer It's not a problem. I was only being rude to that one person in the older comments because they were being a musical pseudo-elitist and would not give up even after I clarified immensely for their sake. I was also curt from getting so many comments saying the same thing, which at the time was only about 5 comments down that they could have read. I just noticed this comment so I apologise for reviving this if it bothers you.

[MrOhaiMark]

@DKC60628

The only problem, Asian music never evolved. It always stayed for the most part the same... Western music on the other hand re-vamped everything... Hurdy Gurdy, Piano, Harpsichord, etc.. This is coming from an Asian too :)

[TheWanderingWayfarer]

Beautiful music, by the way.

[TheWanderingWayfarer]

You're wrong about the "Western music was invented 5,000 years after this" bit, mate. The Guqin has a history of 5,000 years as of the current date, but Western music wasn't invented yesterday, or earlier this morning. The West has been making beautiful music at least since Rome, so 3000 years give or take.

[vaidegaitas]

Green field and bamboo forest

[Zuljiin]

Concentrate on nothing but the music and you will remember the tao

[MKkniGEAR]

That mades me sleep .. xD Slower but not bad like music^^

[wildclaw]

Is it me or eastern instruments are a million times more expressive than their western counterparts?

The voice of this guqin is just mesmerizing!

[Wellgot]

@wildclaw any instrument should be expressive in the hands of a master.

[DKC60628]

And because I'm classy, I will correct myself by saying that I meant to say "paid" instead of "payed".

[zekenguyen]

can anyone help me look for a faster pace song with the same instrument

[spyfire242]

@zekenguyen Search drunken madness

[echoa110]

Try 醉漁唱晚/Evening Song of the Drunken Fishermen.

[MightySunTzu]

@zekenguyen go to google, type in guqin songs.... in other words, google it.

[Obakedake]

@zekenguyen try watch?v=r9NpYaoHjPI

[solvesters]

best instrument in the world if you ask me, next to the violin!

[kdiannerule]

Stop talking, just listen.

[LeeJamYam]

You could make some epic blues music with this thing

[oglioko]

kinda sounds like western music..

[StopFear]

yes exactly, like blues guitar that is played on a guitar made from metal, maybe a banjo

[vikingmerijn]

you mean a Dobro...

[DKC60628]

Except Western music was invented 5,000 years after this.

[eljuli1003]

that's right. so you are the thieves.

[DKC60628]

There are historical records of the guqin from 5,000 years ago.

[RubenvonZwack]

What kind of records please? I heard it has a history of 3000 years which is impressive enough.

[DKC60628]

Well yes it has a set-in-stone official history of 3,000 years, but those records (I don't know if I'm using the word in the proper sense) indicate an even older history, so even though it is not official, I consider it so due to that reason.

[RubenvonZwack]

Ok thanks, I understand, apologies for being sarcastic in my first reply!

[DKC60628]

No worries.

[Kit42]

@DKC60628

No it wasn't. It just wasn't codified. Music has existed everywhere since the dawn of man.

[DKC60628]

@Kit42 The Guqin was made several thousand years ago, and American Western music was only made about 100 years ago. I didn't say that music was made 5,000 years ago.

[ceadachrua]

@DKC60628 Where cultures like China and India have detailed records of the music of their past, the West has lost hers. All peoples have had music from the dawn of time.

[ceadachrua]

Also the Native peoples of the Americas have had music of various sorts for eons. Last 100 years?

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua About 10 months ago, there was someone that said this sounded like "Western music", which they were referring to "American Wild West of the White American Frontier of the New World" music, just to be perfectly clear, if that wasn't already, which certainly has not been around for eons.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua And this was played on a Guqin, which was invented around 5,000 years ago, so it could not have existed before then. If you actually payed attention to what was said, you would realise I am not talking about "Chinese music was invented [blank] years ago, and Native American music was invented [blank] years ago". Try to get a basic understanding of what someone has said before you try to sound smart refuting them.

[ceadachrua]

@DKC60628 When you make a rude blanket comment expect one back. Maybe it was out of context but you said "American" music was invented 100 years ago , Yes or No?

[ceadachrua]

BTW...The root of "White American Frontier Music" do go back eons to the folk music of Britain and Europe.

Try to get a basic understanding of what someone has said before you try to sound smart refuting them? God save me the self appointed experts of YouTube.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua You really are an idiot, aren't you? The frontier of the American West didn't happen until about 200 years ago, so no, it has not been eons. And if you look 6 inches below this post, you would notice I said "American Western", not American.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua To quote wikipedia, which I have had to resort to because I cannot use basic common knowledge and simple words that an idiot could understand, "To cite Doug Green's recent book, 'Singing in the Saddle' the first 'western' song was published back in 1844."

Look up "Western music (North America)" on Google and all of your questions will be answered. Also, since to seem to have no grasp on American history, look up "American Old West". It might help.

[ceadachrua]

@DKC60628 Idiot? Really. Tell me hotshot...what degrees in musicology do you have? Do actually think that if the first "western" song was printed in American in 1844 it came from nowhere? Do you think it proves your point?

I hope that calling me, a total stranger, an idiot makes you feel better. I don't care what names you call me or my mother, it still doesn't make you right. All that makes you is hateful and small. And sadly wrong.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua Yes, I'm the one who is wrong and not you, the one who implied that the White-American frontier of the West happened eons ago. If you really wanted to get as vague as saying it was inspired from older music, then you could say that rock n roll was invented 70,000 years ago. And the reason I am being rude is because I have dealt with idiots far too much of my life and I have no tolerance for them any more.

[ceadachrua]

@DKC60628 Look genius, I simply don't care. If you can't understand my point...I don't care. Go vent your hate at someone who does. A suggestion for you: read more, listen to more music, and write fewer manifestos on YouTube.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua You don't have a point. Your point is that you were trying to prove me wrong before when you didn't understand what I said, and then when I called you out on it, you changed your point to that "other music influenced it" so that you wouldn't sound stupid. English is my fourth language, and I have a better grasp on it than you and most people on here seem to have, so I don't need to read any more, and if you truly didn't care, you wouldn't reply to me.

[ceadachrua]

@DKC60628 All your arrogance and self aggrandizement is really amusing to watch in a sick sort of way. It is clear that having an rational dialogue is not going to happen with you, and you more interested in being an insulting langer than possibly learning something from someone else's point of view. My suggestions still stand. Read more, listen more, write less and stop being a hateful git.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua Your point of view was at first "All music has existed for eons", when I was not talking about all music, I was talking about a specific type. Then, when I told you that, you changed it to "that music was inspired by other music", which is normal, obvious stuff. I read constantly, and I have been involved in music for 18 years. It is obvious that I am getting under your skin because you continue to reply to me with the same things.

[DKC60628]

@ceadachrua (This is not meant to sound rude) I'm sorry if this isn't obvious, but I tend to use subtle and implied words and sentences, not obviously blurt out what the situation is, so if it wasn't clear that I perfectly understood what you have been trying to say, I apologise. Really though, I would rather not continue this, but I would gladly do so if you wish, so if you truly don't care, that's fine, but if you would like to continue telling me I'm ignorant, I can continue the conversation.

[Watermark0n]

@DKC60628

Western music and eastern music were probably invented around the same time. Chinese civilization has a written history of about 3500 years, starting at around 1500 BC. There were perhaps pre-civilizations going back to 3000 BC, at which point we can't say whether or not they had music like this. Western written history goes back to around 500 BC, and I know we had music during the time of the Greeks. So it's more like 1000 years, assuming there was no music before then.

[DKC60628]

@Watermark0n Please, stop talking.

Read the rest of the comments before replying to a 1.8 year old one, there's not that many.

[albusfr]

just beautiful....love the atmosphere it creates

[bassoleggero46]

I envy because,now, we don't have such a great traditional parformer in Japan.

[teamshintaichi]

what do you mean? performer of guqin or of any traditional instrument?

[Blacky2000x]

perfect for my meditation

[krumper87]

i love this music its so relaxing

[rinwhr]

what is the best age suitable to play guqin? Is there a too old or young age?

[kaizun]

better to learn when ure younger. ure brain cells will die when u get older, making it more difficult to learn.

[wdzxc]

such a straight forward response haha, you made me laugh, in a good way :P

[Sojio]

@kaizun What? Dying brain cells don't make things harder to learn. They generally teach children at a young age for the same reason anyone is taught an instrument at a young age. So they are still young when they become talented in the art. Such a practise of teaching children musical instruments at a young age is based more on tradition than anything else. I do agree with you about learning this instrument when you'reyoung as it gives you time to understand it aswell as be able to play it.

[Sojio]

@rinwhr your never to old to start learning. I've heard it takes diligence and time to learn these instruments due to the fact that you must first understand them to play them. For example you don't pick up a Qin and learn to play rock on it.

[rinwhr]

does any1 know how to buy a good guqin?

[LUMBERTHON]

china?

[eastwest3002]

Three are 2 x matsers that I really love when they played this piece of melody. One is ZHA Fuxi (deseased), one is WU Ziying. Though it sounds easy, it is very difficult to play with its "yao" yin - the slight movement of ups + downs on the strings. I do enjoy this piece very much!

[zpotek]

Would like to see a mash up with guqin in koto!

[Vipsas]

To those who want to know the name of song:

Autumn River Night Anchorage

[Sinapine]

This is guqin; guzheng is a different instruments with movable bridges and more strings.

[H2Zman]

god what a great sound. It would make a great acoustic along with my mandolin, if only I still had my band...:(

[jimineycricket84]

this guy is so relaxed, i bet his heart is only doing 5 beats per minute, i love this sound.

whats the English equivalent? a triangle? and the guy playing it would have yellow teeth and his heart would be doing 130 beats per minute, slow down england!

[eleventyseven10]

I don't know...I think his heart may have sped up to about 6 beats per minute toward the end. ;)

[jimineycricket84]

i wish i could slow down to this guys pace, but i live in turmoil, so its difficult. if you like this check out MEDITATION MUSIC there are 4 in the collection on you tube.

[stardingo747]

good kung fu.

[highart2003]

Who are some notable Gu Qin players. I first saw one of these in the movie Hero; at least i think it was one. In the fight with broken sword in the rain. Always wanted to try and play one. Incredible sounding instrument.

[JBZjazz]

I think you mean the scene in which Nameless and Flying Snow fight. The guqin player there is Xu Kuanghua.

[RokkinpoGOROSHI]

Uhh... I think he's talking about the scene where Sky and Nameless are fighting in the rainy chess area. They pay the old man to play some more, and they visualise the fight in there head, like it actually happened. Very Taoist, and a beautiful movie.

[JBZjazz]

Thanks, that's the fight I meant also. I just mixed up the names, thanks for correcting me.

[CharlieHuang]

Miming for qin videos that are meant for professional VCDs/DVDs like this one is standard practice. I've seen a master make a mistake in one such video so I know it is fact. Also, the surroundings used are often not good for sound quality so they use this method (it is like any music video).

[sskrewdriver]

very beautiful

[mowshetung]

very nice

[ChazAshim]

where can I buy a guchin, in in america

[tz712]

you want one for beginner or higher level? there many kinds of qualities of Gu Qin.

[martythedwarf]

You certainly seem to have to use your thumb alot when you play the Guqin, along with the face that the sliding technique, and rather occasional prolific use of harmonics on this instrument make it a very... unique and decieving instrument to watch and hear. Guqins rock.

[tanukitime]

Well, its not that the audio is out of sync, its that if anyone knew anything about playing guqin, you would know that many of the notes are not actually played, that is to say audibly, the movement of the left hand will go to a sting but you may not be able to hear it.

[blancc95]

you guys are idiots! sometimes when you upload videos the audio does not match the vid does not mean its mimed you freakin morons!!! get a life...

[zpotek]

I agree. Some people are just idiots..

[BezzSoz]

Where can i get one of those shelf units in the background

[dan020350]

If only he was a taoist master, then the music would be a masterpiece

[eric1love]

How do you tune a guqin?

[blackcrows39]

with a lot of strenght in youre arms.

and you have on a qin fine tuning peg.

But you have to pule with a lot of force to tune it on the right tone..

[Bancaer]

It's not mimed.

[CharlieHuang]

It is. If you look more closely at the playing and listen to the sound quality. Many qin players do this especially when filming outdoors. Not necessary a bad thing.

[itmusic]

Really really great !

[stravidarius]

is it mimed?

[alnomad]

So soothing.

[CharlieHuang]

Excellent! Five stars for that; though it would have been better live rather than mimed...